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Jackson investigated in child abuse case
LOS ANGELES—Michael Jack
son’s ranch and another of his homes
were searched by police investigating
a chdd abuse allegation that the pop
star's security consultant blamed
Tuesday on an extortion attempt gone
wmy.
notice confirmed dial a complaint
bees under investigation since
Aog. 17, but officiate wouldn't elab
"We do aol want to feed any wild
irffdaiffl on tins matter," Cmdr.
6arid Gmcoa arid.
Jackson's security consultant, An
thony Pdlicaao. said people Jackson
knew made a false child abuse com
plaint aghm the entertainer after he
refused to pay them $20 million
Search warrants were served dur
ing dm weekend at Jackson's condo
minium in Lot Angeles and at his
Neveriand ranch north of the city.
“1 am confident the department
will conduct a fair and thorough in
vestigation, and its results will dem
onstrate that there was no wrongdoing
oo my part," Jackson said in a state
ment from Thailand Tuesday.
Jackson hired criminal lawyer
Howard Weitzman, who defended
John DeLorean in a cocaine case in
which the former automaker was ac
quitted. During a brief newt confer
ence, Weitzman read the statement
from Jackson but refused to answer
questions.
Pellicano, who appeared with
Weitzman at the news conference,
said the case was “an extortion gone
awry" Jacksoa gen 25 id 30 such I
extortion attempts a year, said
Pellicano, who has wanked for the
musician for four years.
"He is appalled by this thing/'
Pellicano saiL
“We had no hanhw id do any
thing with it, we wanted to see how far
they went," PeUacano said. "They
made threats that they wanted logo to
the district attorney’s office and I
says. 'Go.* I says. Why you wait
ing?*"
“When wc would not pay.*phone
call was node to Cldd and Family
Services, which nsrlod this investiga
tion."
Investigators for the county De
partment of Children’s Services had
no comment on foe case, said gaokes
man Schuyler Spiowteft.
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Shag Attack impresses Japanese with dunks
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lbs Japanese media for the first time
Tuesday, the subject was breaking
backboards.
And how to dunk.
And just why it is that he's so big
and tail.
Toe broken five backboards and
fractured one." O'Neal, in Japan as
part ofn promotional four for Reebok,
told a standing-room-only crowd of
mostly Japanese reporters. “And I
plan to do it a couple times mote."
The Orlando Magic center made
good on that promise immediately
afterward, much to the delight of a
few thousand fans at Tokyo’s Ariake
Coliseum for the all-Japan 3-on-3
championship.
Hit first dunk man exhibition game
against a dare-man Japanese compa
ny team proved too much for the run,
which bung limp and twisted as the
crowd roared.
Officials switched the game to an
adjacent court, where the rim held up
for about 20 Shaq attacks. Each elic
ited a man exclamation of*sugot.’or
“awesome.’*
Though basketball remains far be
hind baatfMll, sumo wrestling, soccer
and many other sports in popularity in
Japan, it has been gaining fens rapidly
over the past few yean.
NBA teams have traveled to Japan
each year since 1990 to play in the
only regular-season games held out
side of North America, and sellout
crowds are the rule.
O’Neal was selected the NBA
Rookie of the Year last season.
